Canyon County Office

The Jesse Tree provides a safety net for low to extremely low income persons living in Ada County who are at risk of becoming homeless by providing one-time rent assistance and case management to prevent homelessness in the Treasure Valley. Beneficiaries of the Emergency Rent and Mercy Assistance (ERMA) program receive rental assistance to cover rental arrears, case management and referrals linking them to additional resources in the community.The ERMA program benefits the community by preventing homelessness for those at risk of eviction due to a temporary, financial crisis. Rental assistance to cover rental arrears combined with case management designed to help a household develop tools and strategies to overcome a temporary, financial crisis has been proven to help most families get back on track and return to self-sufficiency. Referrals offered at every step of the process ensure households can access additional resources in the community. The Jesse Tree of Idaho enable families to focus not only on regaining financial stability but also saves the community valuable and finite resources by ensuring households at risk of eviction receive help when they need it. This saves the community thousands of dollars and limits the strain on the social services network in the community. As of October 2016, Jesse Tree expanded to Canyon County. The Canyon County office is located at 16 12th Avenue South Nampa (inside the Longbranch station).

Any person requiring language interpretation or special assistance to accommodate physical, visual or hearing impairments please contact the office manager at 383-9486. * Please dial 711 for Idaho Relay Service

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Since our founding, an average of 175 households have received aid each year and over 7,800 individuals, many children, have successfully avoided the scourge of homelessness.